The Phase II construction job is underway on the Intracoastal Waterway in Lake Worth.
The as-built planting scheme was a volunteer project held last March 3rd (2012). We have some remarkable residents in our city, two of whom are Gael Silverblatt & Dave Niemi, (former members of the Lake Worth Planning & Zoning Board who got politically removed by the "visionaries." Gael was also Tree Board Chair for about 7 years...). They got a whole Maritime Hardwood Hammock Restoration Project for the city...for free. The Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society gave them the only money that was used for the project: $220 for fertilizer.
Gael, David and many volunteers planted the foilage.
Tropical hardwood hammocks are one of many natural communities found in Florida, but one of the few that are characterized by tropical plants. The word “hammock” was first used by early inhabitants to mean a cool and shady place. Later, settlers of Florida used the word “hummock” to indicate areas that were slightly higher in elevation from the rest of the land. Today, the term hammock is used in Florida to describe forest habitats that are typically higher in elevation than surrounding areas and that are characterized by hardwood forests of broad-leaved evergreens. Tropical hardwood hammocks occur in south Florida and along the Florida coastlines where danger from frost is rare and tropical trees and shrubs common to the Caribbean islands (West Indian origin) are able to survive. Read more...
Aerial Photo from Dave Niemi with ERM
Trucks are depositing loads of sand and dirt at Bryant park
where it is being lifted to a barge to be transported a little north of the Lake Worth bridge in order to build two more Snook Islands.
Phase 2 isn't that the one that city mgr Bornstein inquired about to stop it?
ReplyDeleteGo Gael! Go Dave! Go great citizens of LW!
ReplyDeleteThe 450 shrubs and trees were donated by Jane Thompson owner of Indian Trails Native Nursery and planted by 100 volunteers. The plantings also provide habitat and berries for the migrating birds including the Pine Warblers and Vireos. Also being native shrubs and trees the volunteers haven't had to water since last June.
ReplyDeleteGael
anonymous, I didn't post your comment for a couple of reasons:
ReplyDelete1) You used the name LARRY. I have already said that anyone commenting here and not using Mr. McNamara's correct name would not get published.
2) What you said was false.
Therefore, you did not follow the guidelines but instead resorted to political swipes and BS.